STORRS — Knowing full well no one is going to feel sorry for them because of their illnesses and injuries, the UConn women will forge ahead without Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis for the next three to six weeks determined to gain strength from their most recent adversity.

Mosqueda-Lewis' absence because of mononucleosis means that the rest of the regular season, beginning with today's game at South Florida, is an opportunity for the No. 1-ranked Huskies (25-0) to improve their depleted, inconsistent bench.

That process starts by integrating junior guard Brianna Banks back into the playing rotation. She'll be in the starting lineup after missing three of the last five games with a chronic left ankle injury.

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